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207 Order Toll Free! Call 1.800.345.6296 / w: jwpepper.com / e: [email protected] DIRECTOR RESOURCES Go to cart BOOKS & RESOURCES FOR THE CHORAL DIRECTOR Progressive Sight Singing—Dr. Carol Krueger. Ideal for undergraduate courses in aural skills, Progressive Sight Singing introduces students to the underlying grammar and syntax of musical structure and prepares them to perceive that structure with both the ear and the eye. Working from the premise that students learn musical skills in much the same order as they do language skills, this book employs a unique pedagogical structure that introduces the concept of sound before sight. It trains the ear first, through hearing and imitating patterns, teaching students to hear and perform before they read and write. 10668992 Spiral-Bound Book Third Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . .119.95 l Rehearsing the Choir—Stephen Sieck. If we could sit down with some of the best choral conductors of our time, what might we learn? In this book, twelve of the most prominent collegiate choral directors share their innovative ideas on a wide variety of topics. Directors featured include James Rodde, Lori Hetzel, Jefferson Johnson, Kent Hatteberg, Jerry Blackstone, David Rayl, Sandra Snow, Jonathon Reed, Anthony Leach, Anton Armstrong and Jo- Michael Scheibe who collectively represent Iowa State University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Penn State University, St. Olaf College, and University of Southern California. The book shares these directors approaches to: recruitment, auditions, and singer placement in ensembles; selection auditions, and singer placement in ensembles; rehearsal planning; choral timbres and vocal pedagogy; intonation; kinesthetic learning and choreography; traditions and choral culture. Interviews with students and observations of live rehearsals complement these director interviews to provide readers with a comprehensive look at how these choral programs consistently achieve success. 11123159 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . .19.95 l Relevance in the Choral Art (A Pathway to Connections)—Tim Sharp. Now more than ever we must face the challenge of the relevancy of choral music in our culture - for artistic directors and their role within choral organizations, for members of choral organizations, and for the community that choral music education and performance serves. Tim Sharp and ten more contributing authors explore these ideas, offering wisdom and guidance on a range of topics, including: the alchemy of choral relevance; a rubric for achieving choral relevance; programming for choral relevance; how to empower minority and underrepresented groups in choral music; how to create choral experiences for nontraditional groups, such as those comprising individuals with Alzheimer's or dementia, cognitive or physical differences, and even those who are incarcerated; and how to encourage and develop youth leadership in choral organizations. 11199373 Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22.95 Sacred Choral Music Repertoire (Insights for Conductors)—Tim Sharp. Sacred Choral Music Repertoire is a practical reference for anyone looking to understand and benefit from the broad diversity of sacred choral music repertoire, its history, its nuance, performance insights, and discussions of the best repertoire throughout the ages. These discussions come from surveys of practicing church musicians and additional focused inquiry to discover the vital canon of sacred choral music used widely throughout North America. Written by Tim Sharp, Executive Director of the American Choral Directors Association, together with contributions from practicing church choir directors, this incredible and comprehensive book conveys with passion and wonder the central role that choral art has served in worship for hundreds of years. Additionally, this book serves as a guide for any church music director and students of the sacred canon looking to bring the best performance practice and literature to their worship community. Topics covered in this book include: Chant; Music of the Renaissance; Music of the Baroque; The 18th Century Classical Era; The Romantic Era; Music of the 20th and 21st Centuries; Folk Hymns; Relational and Intentional Worship of the 21st Century and Church Music in a Professional and Commercial Age. Each section includes historical period background information, conducting insights specific to each period, practical analysis of each composition addressing meter, tempo, rhythm, melodic and harmonic characteristics, interpretation, texture, form, timbre, and text. Sharp and his contributors supply over 175 resource guides for the best in worship choral literature. 10985363 Hardcover Book. . . . . . . . . . . .54.95 A Silver Thread—Charles Anthony Silvestri. A poem is a powerful thing - it can touch the heart in ways that mere words cannot. But a lyric poem has the benefit of a custom soundtrack, so listeners get to experience the words with the added emotional power of music. The choral art is a magical synergy: the poet's heart, borne aloft by the genius of the composer's music, expertly interpreted by the director, is internalized and brought to life by the singers and then carried as a gift into the spirit of the listener. When it all works like it's supposed to, it is wondrous. A Silver Thread is a comprehensive collection of Silvestri's lyric poetry written between 2001 and 2018, including texts commissioned by choral composers and ensembles as well as many new and unset poems - available all together for the first time. 10985386 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . .15.95 Sing 6-7-8 (50 Ways to Improve Your Elementary or Middle School Choir)—Roger Emerson. The adolescent years can be a challenge for any choir director - to say the least! But now, Roger Emerson has written a book forged by years of teaching at this level and by years of successful composing, guest conducting and leading workshops throughout the world. With topics ranging from recruiting to discipline and from the adolescent voice to administrators and budgets, this text is an absolute must for either the novice or the seasoned veteran who teaches and loves middle school singers. 10048309 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . .9.99 Singing with Expression (A Guide to Authentic & Adventurous Song Interpretation)—Rosana Eckert. Singing with Expression presents a step-by- step guide to help vocalists of any style or genre find their voice and connect with their audience. Presented in five sections: Timing, Tone, Melodic Alteration, Style, and Other Factors, each with several chapters detailing various concepts and exercises. You'll find over 145 downloadable listening tracks with the author's demonstrations, as well as backing tracks in three different keys. 10913430 Book with Online Audio Access . . . . . . . .19.99 Sound Leadership (Leadership Curriculum for Music Students)—Scott Lang. Students can take ownership of their own learning and leading through this leadership method book for band, choir, and orchestra students. It's designed to help facilitate an engaging and collaborative process between student leaders and program directors that allows for self-discovery, goal setting, and defining roles and responsibilities. Topics include: taking a personal leadership inventory; task assessment and job creation; situational discussion starters; complete leadership assessments; leadership performance review; and specific and strategic goal setting activities. 11000848 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . .12.99 l Spanish for Music Teachers—Jacob Prosek & Heidi Nelson. As the number of Spanish- speaking students in the United States continues to grow many English-speaking music teachers are searching for tools to effectively bridge the communication gap. This resource has practical, ready-to-use strategies, vocabulary, repertoire, reproducible materials, an overview of ELL instruction, insights into terminology, and an explanation of ELL program models. Throughout the book, teachers will find hundreds of practical Spanish words and phrases - alongside their English translations - that cover everything from specific musical terms and instructions to basic conversational Spanish. Bilingual vocabulary cards ready-made for photocopying and convenient templates of bilingual letters to send home are provided. Designed for music teachers with any level of experience with Spanish, this is the perfect music curriculum companion and a much-needed resource that equips teachers with the practical tools to immediately make a significant and lasting impact on Spanish-speaking students. 11197747 Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29.95 Strategic Plans for a Successful Booster Club (Time-Tested Concepts for Breaking Through to the Next Level)—David W. Vandewalker. This book is the companion resource to Boosters to the Rescue! which provides ready-to-use Word, Excel, and PDF files to help booster clubs set and achieve a long-term vision for their organization. Strategic Plans includes project planning guides for three diverse sizes of booster clubs: Developing, Growing, and Maximizing. Strategic Plans offers a wealth of ideas, forms, organizational charts, and branding tools in four concise sections. Ready, Set, and Go! introduces the strategic planning process and explains how to start. Rally the Troops provides practical advice on how to organize, manage, and empower people. Roll It Out creates a business plan blueprint and a project planning guide, and Rock It Out includes ways to build effective teams. An invaluable resource for every music leader who wants to create a community of support around the important task of educating young musicians. 10683549 Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44.95 Teaching Music Through Performance in Choir (Volume 5)—ed. Hilary Apfelstadt & Jo- Michael Scheibe. Choosing repertoire is one of the most important and time-consuming tasks choral conductors undertake. The Teaching Music Through Performance in Choir series remains one of the most important resources for choir directors looking for quality repertoire that has been vetted by a distinguished panel of educators. Each volume in the series contains Teacher Resource Guides for 100 works, organized by difficulty. Selected by a team of leading choir directors, the repertoire in Volume 5 balances SATB literature with works for treble and tenor-bass choirs and includes a healthy mix of selections aimed at bringing greater attention to the rich choral culture in Canada. Featuring the same team of authors as Volume 4, this volume includes: More Than Spirituals and Concert Gospels: Choral Music in the Western European Tradition by Contemporary African American Composers by Jeffery Ames; North of the Border: Accessible Choral Music by Canadian Composers by Hilary Apfelstadt; Engaging the Voice, the Mind, and the Spirit: An Effective Approach Toward Literature Selection with Treble Voices by Lynne Gackle; The Blueprint of Ensemble Musicianship Contained Within Chant by James Jordan; It's All About the Up: Journey, Text, Gesture, Music, and Motion by Jo-Michael Scheibe; and Community Collaboration: Relevant Programming that Moves Beyond the Classroom and into the Community by Phillip Swan. Indexes by title, publisher, and composer/arranger for all five volumes of the series are included, and an extraordinary companion recording of all selections is also available. There is simply no better way to find and prepare the best choral literature available for achieving excellence in choral music education at all levels. 10985381 Hardcover Book. . . . . . . . . . . .46.95 Essential! FOUNDATIONS of CONDUCTING TECHNIQUE Frank Eychaner. A comprehensive beginning conducting text - complete with pictures, online videos, and supplemental conducting etudes - to facilitate the development of a clear and expressive conducting technique. In this volume, author Frank Eychaner addresses three major areas for beginning conductors: gestural technique, score study, and leadership. For gestural technique, the text details a number of technical skills, including the appropriate use of the body, the roles of the right and left hand, basic conducting patterns and their derivatives, an application of Laban movement analysis, the importance of the conducting planes, and conducting with varied articulations (staccato, legato, and marcato), among others. In addressing score study, rather than advocating for one particular approach, this volume presents a number of possible score study methods for the student to explore. Finally, the text addresses how to be an effective and ethical leader from the podium. Eychaner presents the transformational leadership model as a positive pathway for improving the conductor's effectiveness on and off the podium. Also included are music etudes to help students develop the technical skills of the conductor. Foundations of Conducting Technique is a major contribution to conducting pedagogy and an extraordinary resource that distills the essence of effective conducting gesture. 11203497 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.95 When you have a last-minute request or program change, even tomorrow can be too late. With ePrint digital sheet music, you can start rehearsing today! You can even make and save notes right on your desktop, then print it when you're ready. And with the ePrintGo sheet music app, you can take your music anywhere on any device. Try it today and select from over 200,000 pieces for all instruments and voices. Every order is backed by e Pepper Guarantee. THE PEPPER GUARANTEE No hassles or time limits. Always full credit. Satisfaction guaranteed.

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